The Wasteland people are mainly composed of three tribes and nomads, with the three tribes living together in fixed locations and the nomads scattered throughout the country.

The Chake Department is responsible for the protection of the King of the Wasteland, located in the hinterland of the wasteland, behind which is the palace of the King of the Wasteland, the largest tribe in the wasteland, about 32,000 people, by hunting magical beasts, and trading with the Bakerin Department to make a living, because basically no one threatens the safety of the King of the Wasteland, so usually live freely and unrestrained.

The Bakin Ministry is responsible for the production of the wasteland, most of the items that need to be refined are made by them, about 7,800 people, the only wasteland tribe allowed to enter the human continent, regularly trade with humans, live a rich life, but lack of combat power, many raw materials need to be provided by the other two major tribes or nomads, and they are hired to defend the garrison for a long time.

The Ministry of Boundary Maps is responsible for the security of the border between the wasteland and the human continent, does not allow any alien race to enter the wasteland, and never sets foot in the human world, about 25,000 people, most of the supplies are borne by the Virgin Ministry, and is the main supplier of rare materials collected by the Bygin Ministry. Due to its proximity to the border, it trades with humans privately, using high-value items in the wasteland in exchange for human food. Long-term patrol of the border mountains, a wide range of activities, often meet and fight with various magical beasts, so the strongest combat power among the three major tribes, no mercy to the alien race.

The distribution of wasteland nomads is relatively scattered, the total number is about 20,000, there is no habit of settling, often a dozen or dozens of people temporarily form a tribe, jointly resist the monsters, live a difficult life, and it is also the group with the highest mortality rate.

Mu Chen and Chunyue set off towards the Boundary Map Department, the two of them became no longer embarrassed after a sincere exchange, and they were a little tired after a night's journey, ready to find a shady place to rest and escape the scorching sun of the wasteland during the day.

"Look at that, it's a big shade. Mu Chen pointed to a boulder in front of him, the stone was more than ten meters high, standing alone on the Gobi Desert in the wasteland, I don't know how many years have passed, and the surface has been eroded by the wind.

"Okay, I'm tired and hungry, let's eat something and rest for a while. Junyue wiped the sweat from her head and walked towards the stone.

"What are we going to eat, this is a little far from our tribe, I haven't been here much, I don't know where there are magical beasts. The two sat down in the shadows.

"Warcraft... Forget about the Warcraft, when we hunt the Warcraft and regenerate the fire, I don't know how long it will take, and I have a disgusted look on the meat of the Warcraft..."Mu Chen did not continue, and there was already a disgusted expression on his face.

"Then what do we eat, I didn't bring anything. ”

"Eat this. He spread his hands, and jerky and water bladders appeared.

"Where did this come from? Why didn't I see it. Junyue looked at him puzzled.

"Oh yes, you wastelanders don't have the ability to virtualize items. ”

"What do you mean, is it really conjured?"

"Hehe, it's really changed, we can virtualize the item, just remember the name and appearance of the item in our minds, and imagine it as a list of words, and the item will disappear. When needed, as long as it is summoned, it will materialize and appear in front of you, similar to the abilities of alchemists and summoners. ”

"You still have the ability, can humans?" Junyue's gaze carried a longing for the unknown.

"Humans can't, only the hired have this ability, and you may be more like humans in this regard. In fact, there are still a lot of differences between us and humans, but we live on the human continent, are controlled by the mercenary management association established by humans, and rely on human society to survive, and in return we help them fight against Warcraft, which is a relationship of mutual benefit and mutual assistance, but it is precisely because of this relationship that such a long-term coexistence is ensured. ”

"You are so much stronger than humans, why are you still under human control?"

"Powerful is strong, but after all, it is a minority, human beings will use technology to improve their quality of life, division of labor and cooperation to improve the efficiency of labor production, and the huge and complex social relations are impossible for us employers to imitate. Their lives are short, they are more cautious in the face of danger than we are, and they know how to love and be loved better. In general, it is a more positive and meaningful life. Mu Chen didn't answer her question directly, in his eyes, he was a human being, although he was different, but he couldn't simply decide by strength.

"Don't they have the ability to protect themselves at all? Why should they rely on you?"

"The inland is not as cruel as the wasteland, although there are also Warcraft, and they will also attack villages and towns, but the level is very low, the highest seems to be to the bright layer, and the people who will attack villages and towns are generally low-level Warcraft or beasts, if there is organized resistance, humans can also deal with it, but the casualties are large, so when large-scale Warcraft invades, they will ask the Mercenary Management Association for help, and we will solve it, and humans will pay the corresponding remuneration, which is what I said before about mutual benefit and mutual assistance. Mu Chen looked at Chunyue and patiently explained how humans and hirers coexist.

"Large towns are guarded by special armies, who are responsible for town security in peacetime, guarding patrols, checking suspicious persons, etc., and sometimes monitoring mercenaries, after all, different races are still fearful, and they are also resisted when the monsters besiege the city, and only when they encounter tricky problems will they be handed over to us to deal with. It is precisely because of this that human beings are very careful when dealing with foreign races, taking you wastelanders as an example, except for holding the Beckin Merchant Pass issued by the royal family, the rest of the methods to enter the human continent are illegal, so along the way, I am thinking about what method can be used to bring you into the city smoothly. ”

"Sneak in, even if I am discovered, I will not lose to the human army, I am a mid-level barren layer. Chunyue said half-seriously and half-jokingly.

"You're in a good state of mind, the human world is no more complicated than the wasteland, let's talk about it then, let's eat first." Mu Chen handed Chunyue a piece of dried meat and a water bag, took out another water bag, and raised his head to drink it.

"I'll eat this after a long time, so it's better for me to hunt and eat monster barbecue. Junyue grumbled while chewing on jerky.

"I really don't have anything on me, I usually replenish at the post station, and I only bring some simple food when I come out, and when I get to Infinite City, I invite you to a big meal. ”

"Then I'm going to have a nice meal. By the way, I still have something I want to ask you, what level are you, you dare to break into our tribe by yourself, how can you be a high-level barren. ”

"Huh? Mu Chen smiled and said nothing.

"What are you laughing at, do you mercenaries also rely on combat to improve themselves? I can't raise it after I reach the intermediate barren level, but I can think about it, I know that there are not many high-level barren layers in the entire wasteland, so I won't force it. Junyue smiled embarrassedly, covering up her excuses.

"You're in a good state of mind, hahahaha. Mu Chen looked at her embarrassed expression and laughed out loud.

In order to avoid continuing to be embarrassed, Chunyue quickly changed the topic: "How long do we have to get to the Boundary Map Department, and how to get there, I have never been there." ”

"The same, slip over, wait for enough rest, let's go to the post station first, go to Old Man Weng to prepare something, and slip over while the moonlight is shining. Mu Chen looked confident.

"Post station, old man Weng, these are..."Chunyue didn't quite understand what he meant.

"I've been in the wasteland for nearly three years, it's impossible to sleep in the open every day, the old man Weng opened a post house in the middle of the wasteland, and there are usually no guests, and he doesn't dislike the merchant, I rest with him when I don't go out, and I can eat human food, but the price is high, in short, it is a place where I can stay, I don't know you before, he is the only wasteland person who is willing to contact me. Mu Chen explained to Chunyue as he got up.

"Then let's hurry up, I haven't eaten human food yet, and they all say that it's much more delicious than the Wasteland Warcraft. Chunyue grabbed Mu Chen's arm and was about to leave.

"Wait, don't walk, it's too slow. A griffin suddenly appeared on their heads, flapping its wings and slowly descending, landing in front of Mu Chen, the griffin shook its head and shouted at Chunyue a few times, Chunyue instinctively retreated, pulled out her wand from behind her back, and recited the summoning words in her mouth.

"Wait, wait, this is my mount. ”

Seeing Mu Chen say this, she put down her wand, walked up to the griffin, and said, "I thought it was a demonic beast, but it turned out to be a mount, I said how I have never seen it in the wasteland." With that, she reached out to touch her, and the griffin made a gesture of nagging at her, so frightened that she quickly withdrew her hand.

"Come, come up. Mu Chen had already ridden onto the griffin's back, reached out and grabbed Chunyue's wrist, and pulled her up.

"Can mounts also be virtualized?" Junyue sat behind him, his arms around his waist.

"Yes, the previous giant scorpion was too. Let's go, let's go to the Wasteland Station. ”

The griffin flew vertically, and Chunyue hugged Mu Chen tightly, pressed her face against his back, and let out a frightened cry. Mu Chen grabbed the griffin's feathers with one hand, and patted her hands with the other, soothing her.

In a few moments they were through the thick clouds, and the griffons stopped climbing and soared along the tops of the clouds. Only then did Chunyue raise her head, deeply attracted by the endless sea of clouds in front of her.

"I've never flown before, this is the first time, it's a little scary, but it's so beautiful, the white clouds can really purify the mind and make people feel good. Chunyue tilted her head, raised her hands and shouted loudly.

"You're not scared, you were holding me tightly just now. ”

"I never noticed that the sky of the wasteland was so beautiful. She put her face on Mu Chen's shoulder, the corners of her mouth against his ear, half-squinted, feeling the oncoming wind.

"The sun is too dazzling during the day, the night sky is more beautiful at night, and the starry sky on the clouds is like countless brilliant gems. Both of them were attracted by the beautiful scenery and did not react much to each other's intimate movements.

After flying for two or three hours, the griffin began to descend, and when the clouds came out, the wooden house with a touch of green on the golden sand dunes appeared in front of him, Mu Chen turned back to Chunyue and said, "We have arrived, grasp it, prepare to land." ”